Transcription of Chapter 2 - Physics of Diving
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Physics ofDivingSECTIONPAGE2. 0 GENERAL ..2- 12. 1 12. Atmospheric 12. Hydrostatic Pressure ..2- 12. Absolute 12. Gauge 22. Partial Pressure ..2- 22. 2 DENSITY ..2- 32. Specific Gravity ..2- 32. 3 WATER ..2- 32. Freshwater ..2- 32. 32. 42. 4 UNITS OF 42. Length ..2- 42. Area ..2- 42. Volume ..2- 42. Weight ..2- 42. 5 42. Heat ..2- 62. 6 BUOYANCY (Archimedes Principle) ..2- 62. 7 GASES USED IN Diving ..2- 72. Atmospheric Air ..2- 72. Oxygen (O2) ..2- 72. Nitrogen (N2) ..2- 82. Helium (He)..2- 82. Carbon Dioxide (CO2)..2- 82. Carbon Monoxide (CO) ..2- 82. Argon (Ar), Neon (Ne), Hydrogen (H2)..2- 82. 8 GAS 92. Boyle s 92.
297 feet 147.0 psia 10 ata 1/10 ft3 10 1. Pressure of each atmosphere is equal to approxi-mately 15 psi, i.e., at three atmospheres of pressure it is approximately 45 psi, at six atmospheres it is approximately 90 psi, etc. 2. Gas volume is inversely proportional to the depth in atmospheres absolute (ata), i.e., any gas volume at
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